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Sound& the Fury

Posted on 4/26/20 at 6:00 pm
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51414 posts
Posted on 4/26/20 at 6:00 pm
Good book or overrated?
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14408 posts
Posted on 4/26/20 at 9:11 pm to
I started it a couple years ago. I got about three pages in and closed it.

People yelling at a developmentally disabled boy for playing outside in the cold...didn't get the appeal. I may try again as it is supposed to be a classic.
Posted by DLSWVA
SW Virginia via Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
781 posts
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:36 pm to
It can be a bit overwhelming at times. If you're struggling to keep up with all of the characters, try listening to it as an audiobook. Hearing it made all the difference for me.
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69304 posts
Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:50 pm to
It's widely regarded as Faulkner's masterpiece.

There is a version out there that uses different colored text to indicate whether it is past or present that is taking place.
Posted by sertorius
Third Plebeian
Member since Oct 2008
1510 posts
Posted on 4/27/20 at 2:40 pm to
I remember thinking once I'd finished the novel that I was ready to read it, if that makes any sense.

Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
7920 posts
Posted on 4/28/20 at 5:07 am to
Great book
Posted by zeebo
Hammond
Member since Jan 2008
5194 posts
Posted on 5/2/20 at 6:32 pm to
I’ve started it five times.
Posted by Jesterea
Member since Nov 2011
1044 posts
Posted on 5/2/20 at 7:17 pm to
Faulkner's stream of consciousness writing makes him incredibly difficult to digest at times. When you get hooked into a scene though, there's something about how he writes it that speaks to some sort of fundamental truth.

Reading A Light in August and As I Lay Dying in college was pretty eye opening.

I've read that he was as close to Shakespeare that we Americans will ever get, but literature is ultimately subjective.
This post was edited on 5/2/20 at 7:21 pm
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14408 posts
Posted on 5/3/20 at 12:17 am to
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I’ve started it five times.

Thank you.
Posted by Wasp
Off Highland rd.
Member since Sep 2012
1483 posts
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:47 pm to
I read it a couple months ago. It was alright. Better then Absalom Absalom. Following along with sparknotes was very helpful.
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69304 posts
Posted on 5/9/20 at 8:22 pm to
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A Light in August
I thought this was a weak book

My top 4 faulkner novels

Sound and the Fury
As I lay Dying
Intruder in the Dust
Absalom Absalom!
Posted by tigahbruh
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2014
2858 posts
Posted on 5/13/20 at 11:01 pm to
Difficult book that pretty much requires 2 readings to understand.
That said, if you have the time, inclination, and energy, it is worth it.
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